Selected quad for the lemma: child_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
child_n	womb_n	wonderful_a	work_v	18	3	6.8396	4	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A52356	An exposition with practical observations upon the book of Ecclesiastes written by Alexander Nisbet ...	Nisbet, Alexander, 1623-1669.	1694 (1694)	Wing N1168; ESTC R3204	421,927	628

head_n serve_v he_o or_o these_o that_o lie_v at_o his_o foot_n ready_a to_o be_v employ_v in_o his_o service_n he_o shall_v learn_v his_o duty_n to_o his_o maker_n for_o so_o do_v the_o wise_a man_n reason_n to_o press_v this_o duty_n of_o charity_n if_o the_o cloud_n be_v full_a of_o rain_n they_o empty_v themselves_o upon_o the_o earth_n and_o if_o the_o tree_n fall_v towards_o the_o south_n or_o towards_o the_o north_n in_o the_o place_n where_o it_o fall_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v 2._o when_o a_o man_n find_v any_o of_o the_o creature_n in_o a_o passive_a obedience_n to_o he_o ready_a to_o be_v employ_v by_o he_o for_o his_o use_n and_o as_o it_o be_v offer_v their_o service_n to_o he_o as_o a_o fall_a tree_n do_v that_o shall_v make_v he_o active_a in_o his_o duty_n to_o his_o maker_n especial_o see_v the_o creature_n do_v not_o fly_v from_o he_o who_o be_v natural_o a_o fugitive_n from_o god_n nor_o fight_v against_o he_o who_o be_v a_o rebel_n to_o his_o maker_n he_o shall_v move_v the_o more_o cheerful_o in_o his_o obedience_n for_o so_o much_o may_v be_v draw_v from_o the_o similitude_n of_o a_o tree_n lie_v for_o man_n use_n where_o it_o fall_v here_o make_v use_v of_o as_o a_o argument_n to_o charity_n whether_o the_o tree_n fall_v towards_o the_o south_n or_o towards_o the_o north_n in_o the_o place_n where_o the_o tree_n fall_v there_o it_o shall_v be_v 3._o though_o there_o be_v discretion_n require_v in_o charity_n to_o know_v the_o worth_n of_o the_o person_n upon_o who_o it_o be_v bestow_v ps_n 112.5_o yet_o where_o the_o intention_n of_o the_o giver_n be_v honest_a and_o endeavour_n to_o discern_v what_o manner_n of_o person_n they_o be_v to_o who_o he_o give_v though_o he_o may_v be_v mistake_v and_o let_v his_o charity_n fall_v upon_o the_o worst_a his_o reward_n shall_v be_v no_o less_o than_o if_o it_o fall_v upon_o the_o better_a sort_n for_o thus_o also_o may_v this_o similitude_n be_v turn_v into_o a_o argument_n for_o charity_n as_o 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